\"Under the deal, Nokia will modernise the existing 2G, 3G, 4G radio network and expand MTN<\/a>'s 5G radio network across 2,800 sites in the central and eastern part of the country,\" Nokia said in a statement. Nokia did not give financial details of the deal.
MTN South Africa, the second biggest carrier in the country, snapped up airwaves worth 5.2 billion rand ($282.66 million) in a 14.4 billion rand spectrum auction in March last year. Even before the auction it had launched 5G services in select cities.
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